BY SAM PAULEY The fifth annual virtual conference SLJTeen Live was a hit, with speakers Maggie Stiefvater (try to pronounce that), author of the Raven Cycle, and Meg Medina, author of Burn Baby Burn. The event is geared towards Librarians and other adults in youth literary services, but with opportunities to chat with representatives from publishing companies such as Scholastic, Penguin Random House, and Harmony Ink as well as excellent panels on topics such as Horror and Sci-fi in fiction, anyone with a love of the literary can enjoy and learn from this event. Stiefvater's opening keynote talk was funny and inspiring. She addressed a wide range of topics, going from query-letter rejection (did you know she sent her first query to an agent at age 16?) to race-car driving (John Green was on fire, but it was definitely not her fault) to goats (her favorite pair of sunglasses in ruins!) while describing her average workday. The event is free to register and any who pre-register have access to videos of all the web-conference talks afterwards. We'll be looking out for news about SLJTeen Live 2017!
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